Strategic design and engineering partner for product teams who ship. Helping organisations bridge the gap between design vision and technical execution through hands-on leadership and delivery.

Led 30+ distributed engineers across Web, Mobile, WhatsApp Self Service and SuperSport applications. Owned technical strategy, team performance, and delivery excellence across multiple product lines serving millions of users.

• Led MyDStv app rollout across 40+ African markets
• Improved Google Play Store rating from 2.7 to 3.7
• Increased crash-free rate from 93% to 98%
• Established engineering standards and code review practices

Led DStv Stream mobile engineering — video streaming architecture, player development, and cross-platform mobile experiences for iOS, Android and Android TV.

• Led ExoPlayer to Media3 migration improving playback reliability
• Shipped Android TV application from concept to production
• Delivered streaming platform for Rugby World Cup
• Grew team from 4 to 12 engineers

Smart TV and Web streaming development. Built reusable components and established frontend architecture patterns across Samsung Tizen, LG webOS and web platforms.

• Built reusable NPM streaming module used across 5 platforms
• Integrated VPAID advertising increasing ad revenue by 25%
• Developed Smart TV apps for Samsung Tizen and LG webOS

First Interaction Designer in the division. Bridged design and engineering, led frontend architecture transition, and established design-to-code workflows.

• Built React POC that shifted organisation from C#/Blazor to React
• Created Arduino-based remote control prototype for user testing
• Established design system and component documentation